Diversity Management, News and Updates
Democrat Lori Lightfoot has made history as the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to be Chicago’s mayor. Lightfoot is only the second woman to lead the city. Chicago will be the largest U.S. city that has a Black woman as mayor once Lightfoot is officially sworn…
Jason Van Dyke’s prison sentence for the murder of Laquan McDonald will not be overturned. In a 4-2 vote, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Tuesday that it would uphold Van Dyke’s original sentence of less than seven years for the cold-blooded killing of the Chicago teen. Van Dyke faced 20…
The trial of former Detective David March and former Officers Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney of the Chicago Police Department begins today. The men are charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and misconduct in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. They are the first Chicago officers to face criminal…
Jemel Roberson, age 26, shot and killed on Sunday by a white cop in a Chicago suburb, was wearing a hat that said “SECURITY” on it, clearly identifying himself as an ally to the police. Officers circled his body in video footage, after telling the unnamed officer, who is a…
Fresh off the heels of a semi-victory with the Chicago Police Department, Dakota Bright‘s murderer has his job reinstated as a Chicago police officer. The decision came less than a week after the conclusion of the high-profile trial of Chicago officer Jason Van Dyke, who was found guilty of second-degree…
A shocking verdict came back for the 2014 murder of teenager, Laquan Mcdonald. A jury has convicted white Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder. Van Dyke was initially charged with first degree-murder in the October 2014 slaying of the Chicago teen, who was Black. It’s a charge…
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has asked his city to remain calm as protests carry on for the shooting of a Black man by police — and as a trial date is set for the officer who fatally shot Laquan McDonald in 2014. The trial will take place on Sept. 5th,…
As Chicago’s government offices remain in the spotlight regarding Black teen Laquan McDonald’s police-related death and cover up, a series of racist and sexist emails sent by high-level officials in the city’s Department of Water Management have been made public. At least two officials in the department, which is facing…
The police officers who covered up the facts surrounding the shooting death of Laquan McDonald are the victims in the situation, according to the Fraternal Order of Police, which called the officers “scapegoats.” “These charges are, in our minds, baseless. Our Officers are being made the scapegoats,” Kevin Graham, FOP’s…
Three police officers have been charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and official misconduct for their roles in the cover up of the 2014 fatal shooting of Black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police officer. “These defendants lied about what occurred during a police-involved shooting in order to prevent…